Title
Sic itur ad astra, scilicet
Caption
Het lusthuys van Pater Peters, en de Jesuwijten en Munniken, ontdekt door also known as Sic itur ad astra, scilicet. 1681 broadside etching with letterpress. Print shows scene in a bawdy house of pleasure frequented by Father Petre, Jesuits, and monks, where they mingle and dine with such figures as: Wantonness, Avarice, Sloth, Fury, and Vanity. Priests engage in lascivious acts and steal money from a dying person, a Protestant minister is driven away from the door, a fox delivers a sermon from a pulpit, and Jesuits help themselves to treasures in India. Individual figures numbered with key contained in dialogue between Eusebius and Simplicius.
Date
1681
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A10_154
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (6,2Mb) / 13,2in x 17,7in / 3952 x 5306 (300dpi)